[Oppo F1] simonbigwave:
my HTCM9 died suddenly for no reason at all, its been in service a month and still in service so I just bought the F1 two days ago.

My positives for my F1 are:

1. Octacore

2. decent battery life - especially considering its just got a 2500 mAh battery.

3. Not much lag

4. PRICE

5. Looks (almost like a flagship)

6. external SD card - up to 128Gb.

7. Dual SIM

8. Qualcomm Snapdragon

9. Not hot at all (My HTC M9 was so much hotter!)

10. feels good in the hand (size, shape, dimension)

11. Did I say Value for money is very good? !

12. Comes with screen protector pre-installed already

13. OPPO shop gave me a free phone case (cheap but good)

14 the 3 GB RAM handles most you need

15 in headphone sound quality is very good for the price you pay.

16. Warranty seems ok.

17. AppOps equivalent (App Permissions to control each app is inbuilt app can be activated via Security Centre App)

Negs

1. no backlights for the hardware buttons

2. ColourOS is a bit buggy . Some app notifications on status bar appear then disappear. weird.

3. ClolourOS has NO full disk encryption (couldnt find it at all in settings, let me know if you do) - but it does have encryption of each app available by default app Security Centre>Privacy permissions>"App Encryption".

4. No root available and no custom roms available at this moment.

5. if using nano sim and SD card together, you MUST put a micro SIM card adapter (with your nano sim) in the first slot and SD card in second slot. ie .If you only have nano sim, and you want to use SD card also, you must use a nano sim to micro sim adapter in the first slot, and then put your SD card in the second slot. OR if you dont use SD card then you can put your nano sim sideways in the second slot without need for any adaptor, but then you cant put your SD card in the first slot.. (why OPPO not include a SIM card adapter in the box since many people have nano sim card now and SD card also?) Lucky the shop gave me one so i could test everything in store before I took it away. They wasted like an hour in the shop trying to figure it out.

6. its not a flagship phone

7 default keyboard. hated it. switched to another keyboard app.

8 [screen a bit too sensitive, eg when using handsfree call (phone on speaker) the speaker goes on and off , if you put the phone a bit too close to your face or if your hand touches the top by accident. Never had a phone that did that. (anyone know how to make it handsfree speaker permanent during calls let me know)]< Update- FIXED via the hard to find setting>gesture&motion>smartcall>"switch to speaker by motions"> click "OFF".

9 headphone ear plugs suck. not comfortable in ears. (why they didnt provide the small foam cushions that cost next to nothing?)

10 external speakers not loud enough.

11. THE sim/sd card tray is VERY fragile on the edges, mine bent first time I slid the tray in with Simcard and SD card, you have to get it perfect fit before you push in, otherwise, if the tip catches, it bends very easily on the edge. (I just pushed it back to shape and its fine now, but they made it a bit too soft).

if you want to get a Samsung phone for half the price, but almost same capability, then OPPO is the one. I would recommend the F1 to anyone looking to buy a phone in that budget.